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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Doug Johnson Eliminated in 6th Place ($13,259)

Doug Johnson raises to 125,000 before the flop and Matthew Stark moves all-in.  Johnson calls all-in for less and they turn over:

Johnson - [As][Kh]
Stark - [Kd][Td]

Johnson has Stark dominated until the board runs out [Qc][Ts][4c][4s][4h].  Stark pairs his ten to wins the pot.

Doug Johnson is eliminated in 6th place for $13,259.
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Dick Carson Eliminated in 7th Place ($10,848)

Matthew Stark raises to 90,000 and is called by Dick Carson.  Guiseppe Pissolato three-bets to 290,000 and Stark mucks.  Carson calls and the flop comes [Ah][9d][8c].

Pissolato leads out for 230,000 and Carson moves all-in.  Before the chips can even be pushed in the middle, Pissolato announces call.  They turn over:

Pissolato - [9c][9s]
Carson - [Ac][Qc]

The turn is the [8s], giving Pissolato a full house, and the river comes the [2c].  Pissolato wins the pot.

Dick Carson is eliminated in 7th place for $10,848.
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Jim French Eliminated in 8th Place ($8,588)

Jim French raises to 125,000 before the flop and Guiseppe Pissolato three-bets to 295,000.  French moves all-in for around 500,000 total and Pissolato calls.  They turn over:

Pissolato - [Kc][Kd]
French - [Ad][Kh]

The board comes [Qc][9d][8s][7h][3d] and Pissolato wins the pot with his pair of kings.

Jim French is eliminated in 8th place and takes home $8,588.
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Zachary Schwartz Eliminated in 9th Place ($6,644)

Jim French raises before the flop to 100,000 and Zachary Schwartz moves all-in for 690,000.  Alias Mourtadh, in the big blind, calls and French mucks his hand.  They turn over:

Mourtadh - [Ad][As]
Schwartz - [8d][8s]

The board runs out [Qh][9c][2s][7d][9s] and Mourtadh takes the pot.

Zachary Schwartz is eliminated in 9th place for $6,644.
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Consetta Rinaldi Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,821)

Consetta Rinaldi moves all-in for 550,000 and Frank Meaney moves all-in for more behind her.  The action is folded around and they turn up:

Rinaldi - [Ad][Qc]
Meaney - [Th][Ts]

The board runs out [Kd][9h][3c][Tc][8d] and Meaney takes the pot with his set of tens.

Consetta Rinaldi is eliminated in 10th place for $4,821.
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Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Final Table Chip Counts and Seat Assignments

We have reached the final table of ten in the $1,200 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event.

The blinds are currently 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante for another 1:32.  The average chip stack is now 855,000.

You can watch the live stream of the final table by clicking on FoxwoodsLive.com.

Chip counts by seat assignments are as follows:

1. Seunghwan Lee  1,166,000
2. Frank Meaney  1,047,000
3. Giuseppe Pizzolato  1,027,000
4. Alias Mourtadh  1,682,000
5. Douglas Johnson  469,000
6. Jim French  652,000
7. Zachary Schwartz  1,042,000
8. Matthew Stark  666,000
9. Dick Carson  568,000
10. Concetta Rinaldi  331,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $69,095
2nd - $42,187
3rd - $27,873
4th - $22,147
5th - $16,272
6th - $13,259
7th - $10,848
8th - $8,588
9th - $6,644
10th - $4,821
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Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Results - 11th-12th ($4,821)

The following players take home $4,821 for their finish:

11th - Mathew Solitro
12th - Andrea Rizzo
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Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Results - 13th-15th ($4,067)

The following players take home $4,067 for their finish:

13th - Larry Olanyk
14th - Anthony Serino
15th - Matthew Silberzweig

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Dinner Break in the Mega Stack Challenge Main Event with 13 Remaining

The players in the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event are now on a one-hour dinner break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante.

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is now 658,000.

We will have full chip counts and seat assignments as soon as we reach the final table of ten.

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Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Results - 16th-18th ($3,615)

The following players take home $3,615 for their finish:

16th - Victor Chu
17th - Gary Chambers
18th - Ryan Eriquezzo
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Ryan Eriquezzo Takes a Hit with 18 Left


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Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Results - 19th-21st ($3,163)

The following players take home $3,163 for their finish:

19th - Jason Calnan
20th - Jonas Bendiks
21st - Nicholas Gonzalez
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Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Results - 22nd-24th ($2,862)

The following players take home $2,862 for their finish:

22nd - Norman Michalek
23rd - Hilary Dombrowski
24th - Sean Sanker

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Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Results - 25th-27th ($2,561)

The following players take home $2,561 for their finish:

25th - Joseph Pitti
26th - David Kurtz
27th - David Espinola
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Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Results - 28th-36th ($2,350)

The following players take home $2,350 for their finish:

28th - Glen Minxolli
29th - Ehsan Ghods
30th - Jacob Clifford
31st - William Dang
32nd - Brian Phelon
33rd - Laszlo Madar
34th - Jonathan Reinhardt
35th - Robert Holtz
36th - Justin Gamache

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Connie Rinaldi Goes on a Massive Heater


When we reached the money in the Mega Stack Challenge Main Event, Connie Rinaldi sent out the above tweet.  She was in the money, but with less than 100,000 in chips.

Since then, Connie picked up aces and kings on back-to-back hands and has eliminated three players in the span of about 15 minutes.

She just sent out the tweet below:


You can watch Connie right now in the two seat at our feature table streaming live at FoxwoodsLive.com.
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The Money Bubble Bursts in the Mega Stack Challenge Main Event

After just one hand of hand-for-hand play, the money bubble has burst in the $1,200 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack Challenge Main Event.

All players are now guaranteed at least $2,350.

You can watch the feature table live at FoxwoodsLive.com.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $69,095
2nd - $42,187
3rd - $27,873
4th - $22,147
5th - $16,272
6th - $13,259
7th - $10,848
8th - $8,588
9th - $6,644
10th-12th - $4,821
13th-15th - $4,067
16th-18th - $3,615
19th-21st - $3,163
22nd-24th - $2,862
25th-27th - $2,561
28th-36th - $2,350
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Day 2 of the Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Now Underway and Streaming Live!


Cards are in the air on Day 2 of the $1,200 No-Limit Hold 'em Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event.

With 46 players remaining, the average chip stack is just under 186,000.  The blinds are now 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante.

The final 36 players will finish in the money. You can view the full list of Day 2 chip counts and seat assignments by clicking here.

You can watch the live stream of the feature table by clicking on FoxwoodsLive.com.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $69,095
2nd - $42,187
3rd - $27,873
4th - $22,147
5th - $16,272
6th - $13,259
7th - $10,848
8th - $8,588
9th - $6,644
10th-12th - $4,821
13th-15th - $4,067
16th-18th - $3,615
19th-21st - $3,163
22nd-24th - $2,862
25th-27th - $2,561
28th-36th - $2,350
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December, 2013 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge - Event #9 $1,200 NLH Main Event - Returning Players

Place   Name Chips Table/Seat
1 Mourtadh, Alias 612,000 3-7
2 Lee, Seunghwan 580,000 2-8
3 Serino, Anthony 386,500 6-6
4 Schwartz, Zack 380,000 6-5
5 Eriquezzo, Ryan 355,500 5-2
6 Stark, Matthew 337,000 1-1
7 Solitro, Matt 324,500 5-1
8 French, Jim 298,500 3-3
9 Pitti, Joe 253,000 3-8
10 Silberzweig, Matthew 248,000 4-9
11 Pissolato, Guiseppe 233,500 1-3
12 Rinaldi, Concetta 226,000 1-2
13 Clifford, Jacob 217,000 4-1
14 Johnson, Douglas 192,000 5-5
15 Rivkin, Eric 186,500 4-3
16 Ghods, Ehsan 184,500 5-7
17 Meaney, Frank 182,500 4-6
18 Minxolli, Glen 180,500 4-4
19 Kurtz, David 174,000 2-1
20 Olanyk, Laurence 161,000 5-4
21 Calnan, Jason 156,000 1-8
22 Rizzo, Andrea 156,000 4-5
23 Phelon, Brian 155,000 6-3
24 Dang, William 150,000 2-7
25 Reinhardt, Jon 148,500 1-9
26 Madar, Laszlo 144,000 1-4
27 Sanker, Sean 134,000 1-6
28 Michalek, Norman 133,500 2-5
29 Bird, Marten 122,000 6-2
30 Gamache, Justin 115,500 1-7
31 Spain, Randy 110,000 4-8
32 Rodriguez, Joe 108,000 2-6
33 Gonzalez, Nick 105,000 2-9
34 Dombrowski, Hilary 93,000 2-3
35 Carson, Dick 91,500 6-4
36 Holtz, Robert 84,000 5-8
37 Lewis, Jonathan 84,000 6-7
38 Kerstetter, Jamie 73,000 3-6
39 Espinola, David 70,000 3-1
40 Silva, Jim 68,500 5-3
41 Bendiks, Jonas 59,500 5-9
42 Chu, Victor 57,500 2-2
43 Hemingway, Ryan 51,500 3-9
44 Saunders, Jeff 45,500 6-8
45 Chambers, Gary 31,500 4-2
46 Gavlakian, Sarkis 28,000 3-5
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Day 1 of the Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Ends with 46 Remaining

End of Day 1 chip leader Alias Mourtadh has 612,000 in chips.
Play has come to an end on Day 1 of the Mega Stack Challenge Main Event.  There are 46 players remaining and the average chip stack is just under 186,000.

Alias Mourtadh leads the field into Day 2 with 612,000 in chips.

Play will resume at noon on Sunday and play down to a champion.

Full Day 2 chip counts and seat assignments will be posted shortly.
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